Watters

Watters

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I absolutely love this dress! My husband and I wanted our wedding to have a casual classy feel and this dress was perfect! We had an outdoor wedding and reception and I really wanted a dress that was going to be comfortable all throughout the day and night. I have a pretty simplistic style and this was my dream dress. I purchased it at A & Bé Bridal in Denver, CO in February 2015 for my July 4th, 2015 wedding.

The dress is so unique; it’s a little bit bohemian, and lot of lovely. The straps and the back of the gown are just my favorite! The gown is called ‘Rosalie’ from Watters new line called Love Marley, which is suited for the beach or destination bride, or a bride who wants a whimsical, easy-to-wear gown that has a bit of a free-spirited feeling to it. The delicate floral straps and simple outlining trim really do it for me! And if those weren’t lovely enough, just wait until you see the back! Sheer and beautiful!

I have an athletic build: big on the bottom and tiny on the top. I am about 5' 5.5" and weigh about 148 lbs. When being measured for the gown at Emma and Grace Bridal I was in between three different sizes. My hips/butt measured a size 6, my waist measured a size 4, and my chest measured a size 2. Because I wanted no pressure to have to lose inches, I ended up ordering the size 6.
When picking up the dress I was surprised at how great it fit without any alterations. I'm not into skin tight fabrics, so I was glad I had a little wiggle room. I did end up taking in the hips just a tad and had the dress hemmed as well. I wore flat sandals, so please take that into consideration. I kept the extra fabric that was taken off the gown so if needed, that could be sewed back on. I chose not to have the chest altered because I am unusually small chested and wanted to be able to sell the dress one day (I am a size 34A). The gown has very light padding but shapes the breast perfectly so there is no need for any kind of bra. So there wasn't a large gap between my chest and the fabric I used dress tape which worked great! My sister, who is a size 32/34C, tried on the dress and her chest fit perfectly into the gown. She filled out the cups with a little wiggle room and did not show too much cleavage/boob. The dress also has the most simple bustle that made dancing super easy!
There were no incidents the day of the wedding (ie. spilled drinks on the dress, torn fabric, ect.). The event was outside and therefore the bottom of the dress did get a bit dirty but I took the dress to the dry cleaners the next day and every mark was removed and the dress honestly looks like it has never been worn.

The dry cleaners preserved the dress. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what they did but I told them I wanted to potentially resell the gown and they picked the best preservation based on my wishes. After the dress was cleaned and preserved they placed it in a box that is the length of the dress and it is wrapped up very nicely. Since then, the dress has been laying on a bed in a guest bedroom.
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